The 100 Chart

I promised last month to explain our 100 chart. I’m really excited about it, because I can see it teaching the kids so much in a way I never would have thought of. We have a chart with 100 squares in 10 rows and 10 columns. Every day we start off with our Calendar—learning the days of the week, Months of the year, etc –and then our 100 chart. We write a number on the chart every day and for every number we write we put a neon straw in a special cup. When there are 10 straws in the cup (at the end of each row) we bundle them up with a rubber band and put them in a pencil box. So, every day we count, write the next number and then count our straws. But the bundled straws we count in 10’s instead of individually. So, the kids are learning addition, place value, counting and fractions all at the same time. When we get to 100 we are going to have a 100 party. Ardara remembers hearing about cousin Rachel’s 100 party at school and plans on getting 100 puppies by the end of the chart!